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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Defensemen

2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks defensemen only by game-winning goals.

The game-winning goal is the winning team's goal that put it one ahead of the loser's final total: in a 5-2 win, the third goal. Shootout winners do not count. For leagues that split positions: which defensemen add game-winning goals.

Leader in 2018-19: Brent Burns (SJS), 6 GWG.

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NHL Game-Winning Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2018-19, All situations
#	Player	Team	GWG	GP	Per game	G	GWG % of G
1	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	6	82	0.07	16	37.5%	25:06	50%▼14
2	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	5	82	0.06	20	25.0%	23:07	76%▼5.1
3	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	5	64	0.08	10	50.0%	24:32	0.2%
4	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	4	82	0.05	13	30.8%	23:07	0.1%
5	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	4	82	0.05	15	26.7%	25:10	98%▼0.5
6	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	4	82	0.05	12	33.3%	23:07	99%▲4.3
7	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	4	82	0.05	9	44.4%	21:09	100%▲1
8	Vince DunnDSTL	STL	4	78	0.05	12	33.3%	17:32	89%▲12
9	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	4	75	0.05	9	44.4%	25:49	80%▲32
10	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	4	70	0.06	12	33.3%	22:46	93%▲11
11	Justin FaulkDCAR	CAR	3	82	0.04	11	27.3%	22:25	55%▼22
12	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	3	82	0.04	9	33.3%	22:22	10%▼1.4
13	Tyler MyersDWPG	WPG	3	80	0.04	9	33.3%	20:21	4.1%▲3.7
14	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	3	80	0.04	8	37.5%	23:22	77%▲9.5
15	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	3	80	0.04	10	30.0%	22:47	37%▼42
16	Erik GustafssonDCHI	CHI	3	79	0.04	17	17.6%	22:35	3.2%▲3.2
17	Michal KempnyDWSH	WSH	3	71	0.04	6	50.0%	19:11	—
18	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	3	65	0.05	16	18.8%	25:58	47%▼16
19	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	3	58	0.05	14	21.4%	23:29	—
20	Brett KulakDMTL	MTL	3	57	0.05	6	50.0%	17:51	0.3%
21	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	3	54	0.06	7	42.9%	22:10	97%▲6.2
22	Danny DeKeyserDDET	DET	3	52	0.06	5	60.0%	21:58	—
23	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	2	82	0.02	7	28.6%	26:42	—
24	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	2	82	0.02	9	22.2%	22:27	—
25	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	2	82	0.02	7	28.6%	24:01	—
26	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	2	82	0.02	18	11.1%	19:40	84%▲12
27	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	2	82	0.02	4	50.0%	20:33	5.0%▲4.3
28	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	2	82	0.02	9	22.2%	19:34	67%▼7.1
29	Brandon MontourDANA/BUF	ANA/BUF	2	82	0.02	8	25.0%	22:27	83%▲10
30	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI	ARI	2	81	0.02	14	14.3%	23:38	43%▲32
31	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	2	80	0.03	5	40.0%	20:46	53%▼22
32	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	2	78	0.03	17	11.8%	24:14	—
33	Tyson BarrieDCOL	COL	2	78	0.03	14	14.3%	21:47	—
34	Shayne GostisbehereDPHI	PHI	2	78	0.03	9	22.2%	19:40	96%▲16
35	Rasmus RistolainenDBUF	BUF	2	78	0.03	5	40.0%	24:38	8.3%▲7.7
36	Mike MathesonDFLA	FLA	2	75	0.03	8	25.0%	22:19	85%▼7.8
37	Cody CeciDOTT	OTT	2	74	0.03	7	28.6%	22:34	0.3%
38	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	2	73	0.03	7	28.6%	20:29	0.3%
39	Alex PietrangeloDSTL	STL	2	71	0.03	13	15.4%	24:05	4.0%▲3.7
40	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	2	70	0.03	14	14.3%	24:17	83%▼12
41	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	2	64	0.03	6	33.3%	21:18	0.0%
42	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	2	64	0.03	4	50.0%	16:58	93%▼7.2
43	Zdeno CharaDBOS	BOS	2	62	0.03	5	40.0%	21:05	—
44	Oscar KlefbomDEDM	EDM	2	61	0.03	5	40.0%	23:59	—
45	Alec MartinezDLAK	LAK	2	60	0.03	4	50.0%	21:22	—
46	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	2	59	0.03	5	40.0%	23:22	14%▲1.8
47	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	2	59	0.03	6	33.3%	22:24	99%▲3.2
48	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	2	56	0.04	10	20.0%	24:34	—
49	Devon ToewsDNYI	NYI	2	48	0.04	5	40.0%	17:54	62%▼1
50	Jason DemersDARI	ARI	2	35	0.06	2	100.0%	20:00	—
51	Duncan KeithDCHI	CHI	1	82	0.01	6	16.7%	23:01	—
52	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	1	82	0.01	9	11.1%	22:05	7.3%▲6.8
53	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	1	82	0.01	8	12.5%	26:36	22%▲12
54	David SavardDCBJ	CBJ	1	82	0.01	8	12.5%	19:45	—
55	Jacob TroubaDWPG	WPG	1	82	0.01	8	12.5%	22:53	76%▼11
56	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	1	82	0.01	11	9.1%	24:20	37%▼31
57	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	1	82	0.01	8	12.5%	23:02	16%▲4.6
58	Robert HaggDPHI	PHI	1	82	0.01	5	20.0%	16:57	—
59	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	1	82	0.01	10	10.0%	23:49	69%▼13
60	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	1	82	0.01	13	7.7%	23:39	50%▲34
61	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	1	82	0.01	11	9.1%	22:54	100%
62	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	1	82	0.01	7	14.3%	25:07	36%▼27
63	Jordie BennDMTL	MTL	1	81	0.01	5	20.0%	18:12	—
64	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	1	81	0.01	4	25.0%	19:29	24%▲21
65	Derek ForbortDLAK	LAK	1	81	0.01	2	50.0%	20:45	0.0%
66	Matt NiskanenDWSH	WSH	1	80	0.01	8	12.5%	21:56	—
67	Erik JohnsonDCOL	COL	1	80	0.01	7	14.3%	21:49	—
68	Jake MuzzinDLAK/TOR	LAK/TOR	1	80	0.01	9	11.1%	21:20	—
69	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	1	80	0.01	13	7.7%	25:04	99%▲2.4
70	Markus NutivaaraDCBJ	CBJ	1	80	0.01	5	20.0%	17:41	—
71	TJ BrodieDCGY	CGY	1	79	0.01	9	11.1%	21:28	—
72	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	1	79	0.01	12	8.3%	20:06	91%▲28
73	Jay BouwmeesterDSTL	STL	1	78	0.01	3	33.3%	20:44	—
74	Brent SeabrookDCHI	CHI	1	78	0.01	5	20.0%	19:06	—
75	Ben ChiarotDWPG	WPG	1	78	0.01	5	20.0%	18:37	13%▲11
76	Brady SkjeiDNYR	NYR	1	78	0.01	8	12.5%	21:14	18%▼31
77	Will ButcherDNJD	NJD	1	78	0.01	4	25.0%	19:16	—
78	Trevor van RiemsdykDCAR	CAR	1	78	0.01	3	33.3%	15:04	0.8%
79	Erik GudbransonDVAN/PIT	VAN/PIT	1	76	0.01	2	50.0%	18:14	0.1%
80	Deryk EngellandDVGK	VGK	1	74	0.01	2	50.0%	19:53	—
81	Johnny BoychukDNYI	NYI	1	74	0.01	3	33.3%	18:50	—
82	Calvin de HaanDCAR	CAR	1	74	0.01	1	100.0%	18:31	—
83	Neal PionkDNYR	NYR	1	73	0.01	6	16.7%	21:10	32%▲31
84	Nick SeelerDMIN	MIN	1	71	0.01	2	50.0%	12:20	8.1%▲7.6
85	Travis HamonicDCGY	CGY	1	69	0.01	7	14.3%	20:52	0.1%
86	Ben HuttonDVAN	VAN	1	69	0.01	5	20.0%	22:21	—
87	Joel EdmundsonDSTL	STL	1	64	0.02	2	50.0%	19:23	4.0%▲3.9
88	P.K. SubbanDNSH	NSH	1	63	0.02	9	11.1%	22:40	—
89	Marco ScandellaDBUF	BUF	1	63	0.02	6	16.7%	17:37	—
90	Derrick PouliotDVAN	VAN	1	62	0.02	3	33.3%	17:10	0.0%
91	John MooreDBOS	BOS	1	61	0.02	4	25.0%	18:46	—
92	Nate SchmidtDVGK	VGK	1	61	0.02	9	11.1%	21:57	4.9%▲4.5
93	Olli MaattaDPIT	PIT	1	60	0.02	1	100.0%	18:35	0.2%
94	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	1	58	0.02	5	20.0%	19:15	4.1%▲3.7
95	Mike ReillyDMTL	MTL	1	57	0.02	3	33.3%	18:41	0.1%
96	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	1	53	0.02	3	33.3%	24:29	95%
97	Jonathan EricssonDDET	DET	1	52	0.02	3	33.3%	17:13	—
98	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	1	52	0.02	5	20.0%	19:29	6.0%▲5.1
99	Dennis CholowskiDDET	DET	1	52	0.02	7	14.3%	18:15	0.0%
100	Adam McQuaidDNYR/CBJ	NYR/CBJ	1	50	0.02	3	33.3%	15:47	—

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Goals that were the winning team's (loser's final score + 1)th goal, shootouts excluded.

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Game-winning goals are goals plus timing luck: year-to-year correlation is weak (about 0.1 beyond what goals explain).

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